“We became the dominant species on this planet by being the most intelligent species around. This century we are going to cede that crown to machines… Since we have only one shot at getting the transition right, the importance of this work cannot be overestimated.”

— Jaan Tallinn CO-DEVELOPER OF SKYPE MIRI DONOR

“The Machine Intelligence Research Institute represents a combination of very talented people with the right problem space they’re going after… They’ve done a phenomenal job… on a shoestring budget. From my perspective, the key question is always: What’s the amount of leverage you get as an investor? Where can a small amount make a big difference? This is a very leveraged kind of philanthropy.”

— Peter Thiel CO-FOUNDER OF PAYPAL MIRI DONOR

“MIRI has extensively analyzed paradigms, architectures, and ethical rules that may help assure that machine intelligence remains friendly to biological humanity and supportive of its values.”

— Ray Kurzweil INVENTOR & FUTURIST